Cigna (CI) closed at $302.52 on Oct 16, 2026, up 1.2% on the day. The stock is up 9.6% over the past month, up 6.5% over three months, up 9.9% year to date and up 2.7% over the past year. It trades 2.8% below its 52-week high of $311.34 and 26.3% above its 52-week low of $239.51. The close sits above its 50-day moving average ($278.27) and above its 200-day moving average ($280.25).
NextPick tracks CI in its Health Insurers & Services basket alongside UNH, MCK, CVS, ELV and COR. As of Oct 16, 2026, the basket's money-flow score is 21 (weak inflow), and the basket is up 5.0% over five sessions. Over the past month CI ranks 4th of 10 basket members by price change.
Over its last 8 reports the stock moved an average of 5.4% on the first trading day after earnings, beating the options-implied move in 3 of 8.
CI options were pricing 36% at-the-money implied volatility on Oct 8, 2026, an IV rank of 63 over the past year.
Over the last 8 reports, CI moved an average of 5.4% on the first trading day after earnings. The move beat the options-implied move in 3 of 8 reports.
Yes — the Oct 16, 2026 close of $302.52 is 7.9% above the 200-day average of $280.25.
CI closed 2.8% below its 52-week high of $311.34.
NextPick groups CI with UNH, MCK, CVS, ELV and COR in its Health Insurers & Services basket.
The Cigna Group, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance and related products and services in the United States. It operates through two segments: Evernorth Health Services and Cigna Healthcare. The Evernorth Health Services segment includes Pharmacy Benefit Services and Specialty and Care Services, offering pharmacy benefit management, drug claim adjudication, retail pharmacy network administration, benefit design consultation, drug utilization review, drug formulary management, pharmacy benefits, home delivery pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, specialty pharmaceutical distribution, and clinical programs for whole-person health outcomes. The Cigna Healthcare segment comprises U.S. Healthcare and International Health, delivering comprehensive medical and coordinated solutions such as employer medical plans, individual and family plans, behavioral health, consumer health engagement, dental, pharmacy management, stop-loss insurance, global health care, and local health care solutions, as well as health care benefits for mobile individuals and employees of multinational organizations. The company offers other operations, including corporate-owned life insurance, reinsurance, and certain run-off and non-strategic businesses. The company distributes its products and services through brokers and consultants; directly to employers, unions and other groups, or individuals; and private and public exchanges. The company was formerly known as Cigna Corporation and changed its name to The Cigna Group in February 2023. The company was founded in 1792 and is headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut.
